Virtual Reality
To the Moon
Laurie Anderson, Hsin-Chien Huang, 2018, 15:00 min
Directors: Laurie Anderson, Hsin-Chien Huang
Screenplay: Laurie Anderson
Soundtrack: Laurie Anderson
Programer: Hsin-Chien Huang
Production: Canal Street Communications (Laurie Anderson, Hsin-Chien Huang)
World sales: Codex Management
“To The Moon” uses images and tropes from Greek mythology, literature, science, sci-fi space movies, and politics to create an imaginary and dark new moon. During the 15-minute virtual reality experience, the viewer is shot out from Earth, walks on the surface of the Moon, glides through space debris, flies through DNA skeletons, and is lifted up the side and then tossed off a lunar mountain.
Directors’ Statement:
“To The Moon” is dedicated to the ancient Chinese painter who made a huge vertical landscape, a painting of a mountain with groves of pine trees, a steep road winding up to the top, waterfalls, tiny hikers with walking sticks, thatched bamboo huts, and fishermen casting their nets in the sea far below. The painting was very intricate and it took many years to make. When the painter finally finished the painting, he walked into it. This is what we aim to do with “To The Moon”, allow the viewer to literally walk into a work of art.
Die Virtual-Reality-Installation „To The Moon“ wurde von folgenden Institutionen in Auftrag gegeben: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Dänemark; National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan; National Taiwan Normal University
“To The Moon” virtual reality experience was commissioned by The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark; The National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan; The National Taiwan Normal University
Mon, Thu, Fr: 12 noon - 18 p.m.
Wed: 12 noon - 8.30 p.m.
Sat, Sun, holidays: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
